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In western Himalayas, tree-planting programmes threaten the livelihoods of pastoralists Most varieties of trees planted by the forest department in the last 40 years have been unpalatable to livestock, say researchers. Jan 23, 2021 · 09:30 pm Plantations have made Gaddi livelihoods more vulnerable because the land is enclosed and their access routes blocked. | Harvinder Chandigarh, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Large scale tree planting is being promoted worldwid...

How Hard Is It To Climb Mount Everest Nepal abounds with unique natural phenomena such as winding rivers, enchanting mountain ranges, valleys, and plains. Despite being small in size, Nepal is rich in ethnic culture and is unique in diverse weather. Due to these natural phenomena, Nepal has developed as a tourism hotspot in the world. The tallest mountain in the world Mount Everest (8848.86 m) lies in Nepal. Therefore many adventurers around the globe visit Nepal for climbing Mount Everest for ...

In Jammu, volunteers are cleaning up River Tawi with little government help Over the years, its water quality has deteriorated due to the dumping of waste and discharge of sewage into it. Jan 12, 2021 · 07:30 pm Children and young people gather at Gujjar Nagar in Jammu to clean up the riverbank. | Tapasya Tofuss / The Third Pole “You can see how polluted it is here,” said 11-year-old Zakir, pointing at piles of litter along a stretch of the Tawi river in the city o...

Credit: TPE The Third Pole centered on the Tibetan Plateau is home to headwaters of over 10 major Asian rivers. These glacier-based water systems, also known as the Asian Water Towers, will have to struggle to quench the thirst of downstream communities despite more river runoff brought on by a warmer climate, according to a recent study published in Nature Climate Change. By constraining earth system models for precipitation projections, together with estimated glacier melt contributions, the...

Ropeway terminal under construction in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh. | Meenakshi Kapoor/ The Third Pole “We are not against the ropeway or development,” said Sundar Singh, head of Palchan’s village council. “We are only concerned about the environment and local livelihoods. We want as few trees to be cut as possible and people to be consulted.” A nine-kilometre ropeway is being built in the north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The electricity-powered aerial cable...

Posted on Instagram on Wednesday via satellite phone link, the message reads: ‘Bad weather . . . but satisfied we got our first acclimatisation round. All members spent two to three nights on the mountain and are now waiting for the next opportunity to go up.’ An attached clip of video shows a desolate vista of wind-battered tents on a narrow plateau between snow-covered escarpments, their peaks obscured by the ‘deteriorating weather’. The message signs off defiantly with a bulging-bice...

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Coronavirus: India’s unplanned lockdown unleashed fresh hell for its Adivasis The government’s neglect of livelihood support measures has pushed indigenous communities into a deeper crisis. Dec 20, 2020 · 01:30 pm Adivasis discuss how they feel the insecurity of not having rights over the land where they are staying in Jharkhand. | Sushmita/ The Third Pole The Covid-19 pandemic has ravaged lives and livelihoods across the world. As India became the second worst-hit...

The Third Pole: Bangladesh will retreat from coal power if a recent proposal is approved by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. In August, the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources sent a letter to the Prime Minister’s Office. The letter, which The Third Pole has seen, seeks approval to convert 13 coal-fired power plants, which […]

Credit: @Science China Press The Tibetan Plateau (TP), which is also called Earths "Third Pole", is the highest and most extensive plateau in the world. TP is well known as the "Asian water tower", where is the largest permafrost region among middle- and low-latitude regions in the world. The average temperature of permafrost on the TP is approximately -2?, this warm permafrost is more sensitive to climate change and human disturbance than that in Arctic. However, the degradation of permafrost ...